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Senior IAM Platform Engineer

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Houston · On-site Full-time Senior 5d ago

About the role

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior IAM Platform Engineer to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade Identity & Access Management (IAM) systems. This role focuses on secure authentication, authorization, and federation across large-scale distributed environments.

You will work on production IAM platforms, solving real-world challenges around SSO, MFA, identity federation, and access control, while ensuring high availability and security at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement IAM solutions using platforms like ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, or PingFederate
  • Build and manage authentication and authorization flows using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML
  • Develop and maintain SSO, MFA, and policy-based access control systems
  • Integrate IAM solutions across multiple enterprise applications
  • Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related production issues (token failures, session management, federation issues, etc.)
  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure secure system design

Infrastructure & Cloud

  • Design and manage infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Work in AWS multi-account environments, including IAM roles and cross-account access
  • Contribute to scalable and secure cloud architecture

CI/CD & Automation

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar tools)
  • Support automated deployments and environment consistency
  • Work with modern deployment workflows and integrations

Required Skills

  • Strong experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM) in production environments
  • Hands-on experience with at least one: ForgeRock, Okta, Keycloak, or PingFederate
  • Solid understanding of: OAuth 2.0
  • Solid understanding of: OpenID Connect
  • Solid understanding of: SAML 2.0
  • Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
  • Strong experience with Terraform
  • Backend development experience in Java (Spring Boot preferred)

Good to Have

  • Experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) or policy frameworks
  • Exposure to Go or Python for automation
  • Experience with Spinnaker or advanced CI/CD orchestration
  • Understanding of IAM system scalability and failure handling

What We Re Looking For

  • Engineers who have worked on real-world IAM systems at scale
  • Strong problem solvers who can debug complex authentication and authorization issues
  • Ability to own systems end-to-end from design to production
  • Comfortable working in large enterprise environments

Skills

AWSCI/CDDockerForgeRockGoIAMJavaJenkinsKeycloakMFAOktaOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectPingFederatePythonSAMLSpring BootSSOTerraform

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